IKEA Celebrates Grand Opening of Oak Creek, WI Store
16 May 2018 - 5:02PM
Business Wire
IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today
opened the doors of its Oak Creek store to customers at 9 a.m. CDT.
Before the doors opened, Store Manager Samantha Gravina, Oak Creek
Mayor Dan Bukiewicz, the Swedish Embassy’s Head of Public
Diplomacy, Monica Enqvist and IKEA U.S. Senior Vice President Anton
van Dongen were present to welcome the community with a traditional
Swedish log-sawing ceremony, bringing good luck to the new store
and its guests.
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IKEA celebrates grand opening of Oak
Creek, WI store, greeting customers with family-friendly events,
special offers and thousands of dollars in gift cards - as won by
Gregory Carrillo pictured here. (Photo: Business Wire)
Throughout the day, shoppers will be greeted with
family-friendly events, special offers and thousands of dollars in
gift cards—including three (3) gift cards valued at $500, $1,500
and $2,000 that were given out during the opening ceremony.
Throughout the entire day, visitors who join IKEA Family or scan
their IKEA Family card in-store at an IKEA FAMILY kiosk, info
tower, tablet or during checkout, will also be automatically
entered for a chance to win a $250 IKEA Gift Card through the IKEA
FAMILY loyalty program. Winners will be randomly drawn every hour
during store open hours.
“We are so proud to serve the Milwaukee area community with our
unique IKEA shopping experience and affordable home furnishing
solutions,” said Samantha Gravina, store manager. “The community
has been so welcoming and today’s grand opening reflects that
excitement. You can feel the enthusiasm of our co-workers and
customers as soon as you enter the store.”
The 290,000-square foot IKEA Oak Creek is the first IKEA store
in the state of Wisconsin and boasts one of the largest rooftop
solar arrays in the state. The store’s 225,000-square-foot solar
array consists of a 1.63 MW system and is built with 4,716 panels.
It will produce approximately 2,046,000 kWh of electricity annually
for the store, which is equivalent to reducing 1,678 tons of carbon
dioxide (CO2), the emissions of 326 cars or providing electricity
for 228 homes yearly (calculating clean energy equivalents at
www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator). This
installation will represent the 52nd solar project for IKEA in the
U.S., contributing to the IKEA solar presence atop 90% of its U.S.
locations, with a total generation of more than 42 MW.
IKEA, drawing from its Swedish heritage and respect of nature,
believes it can do good business while minimizing impacts on the
environment. In addition to the solar array, IKEA Oak Creek
co-workers have begun to volunteer in the community, most recently
donating thousands of dollars in furniture and furnishings to the
Boys and Girls Club of Kenosha.
ABOUT IKEA
With IKEA Oak Creek now open, there are 416 IKEA stores in 49
countries, including 48 in the U.S. Since its 1943 founding in
Sweden, IKEA has offered home furnishings of good design and
function at low prices so the majority of people can afford them.
IKEA has been included in rankings of “Best Companies to Work For”
and strives to be an employer of choice. IKEA incorporates
sustainability into day-to-day business and supports initiatives
that benefit children and the environment. For more information see
IKEA-USA.com, @IKEAUSA, @IKEAUSANews, or IKEAUSA on Facebook,
YouTube, Instagram and Pinterest.
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